bustle
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bustles;
bustled;
bustling
bustles;
bustled;
bustling
Learner's definition of BUSTLE
[no object]
1
:
to move or go in a busy or hurried way
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She bustled around the kitchen getting ready for dinner guests.
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to have a lot of busy activity
— often + with
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The pier is always bustling with people.
— bustling
adjective-
a bustling town/pier
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bustle
/ˈbʌsəl/
noun
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bustle
/ˈbʌsəl/
noun
Learner's definition of BUSTLE
[noncount]
:
noisy or busy activity
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The countryside seems very quiet after the hustle and bustle of the city.
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compare 3bustle
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bustle
/ˈbʌsəl/
noun
plural
bustles
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bustle
/ˈbʌsəl/
noun
plural
bustles
Learner's definition of BUSTLE
[count]
:
a frame or pad worn in the past under a skirt or dress to hold it out from the body in the back
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compare 2bustle
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